"You just said we have a problem, what kind of problem?" Robin asked, seeing that Dustin had suddenly gone speechless.
"Well, it might not exactly be a problem, but I feel it's my duty to tell you. In fact, all morning I've been looking for a way to break it to you.
"Well then stop beating around the bush and just tell me at once."
"O-okay, do you remember Gillon Mannin, Juliette's ex-boyfriend?"
"I remember she had an ex-boyfriend, although I never met him and didn't even remember his name, but…"
"Wait, Gillon Mannin?" Robin got startled."Yes, you know him?"
"Not in person, but I know who he is, Sergeant Gillon Mannin, from the Interstellar Police."
"Interstellar Police, do they have an Interstellar Police in 2054?"
"Why, you don't have one?"
"In 2017? God, of course not. We're not on that page… yet. There are a couple of lunatics out there launching some rockets, that's all. But I admit at this point someone should bring order to outer space.""They certainly should. They wouldn't want to be in for some surprises 10 years from now."
"Oh my, what do you mean?"
"Sorry, but I'm not…"
"Yeah, I know you're 'not authorized to tell me anything', much less about intelligent life out there in space, anyway. So, as I was telling you…"
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